Title | Biology of Menopause [electronic resource] / edited by Francis L. Bellino |
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Imprint | New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2000 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21628-7 |
Descript | XVIII, 287 p. 112 illus. online resource |
1. New Understanding of the Complexity of the Menopause and Challenges for the Future -- I. HypothalamicโPituitaryโOvarian Axis During Reproductive Aging -- 2. Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone (LHRH) Neuronal Function in Middle-Aged Female Rats -- 3. Reproductive Aging and the Human Hypothalamus -- 4. Alterations in the Pattern of Gonadotropin Secretion During the Menopausal Transition -- 5. Clinical and Scientific Significance of Perimenopausal Changes in Pituitary and Ovarian Hormone Secretion -- 6. Follicular Depletion and the Menopausal Transition -- 7. Ovarian Follicle Recruitment and Secretory Capacity in Women of Advanced Reproductive Age -- 8. New Strategies in Studying Ovarian Aging -- II. Effects of Reproductive Aging on Nonreproductive Tissues -- 9. Novel Mechanisms of Estrogen Action in the Developing Brain -- 10. Neuroprotective Effects of Estrogens -- 11. Cognitive Changes and Aging: Is Estrogen a Factor? -- 12. Age-Related Changes and Hormonal Regulation of Mesenchymal Stromal Stem Cells from Human Vertebral Bone Marrow -- 13. Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis -- 14. Changes in Cardiovascular Risk Factors During the Peri- and Postmenopausal Years -- 15. Estrogen and the Vascular Injury Response -- 16. Effects of Mammalian and Plant Estrogens on Lipoprotein Metabolism and Coronary Heart Disease -- 17. Potential Cardioprotective Effects of Estrogen Involving Ion Channels, Endothelium, and Coronary Artery Reactivity -- 18. Role of the Membrane Estrogen Receptor in Vascular Cell Physiology -- 19. Role of Nitric Oxide in the Antiatherosclerotic Effect of 17?-Estradiol -- 20. Biological and Psychosocial Factors Affecting Sexual Functioning During the Menopausal Transition -- III. New Methods and Emerging Areas -- 21. Transgenic Models to Study Reproduction, Oncogenesis, and Development -- 22. Studying the Genetics of Complex But Common Human Diseases Using Mice -- 23. The Classic Steroid Hormone Receptors and ER?, the Novel Estrogen Receptor -- 24. Estrogen Receptor Alpha versus Beta: New Estrogen Responsive Tissues and New Potentials for HRT -- 25. Putting the Menopause into Perspective: Lessons Learned from the Biology of Menopause -- Author Index